Do not walk, RUN to Ebay and snatch up a copy of this vintage cookbook from 1955, the Good Housekeeping Cookbook ! I found one at Goodwill yesterday and WOW, what a gem! There are over 3000 recipes in the book (760 pages!), from old-fashioned dishes to the "newer" dishes of the 1950's. There are plenty of practical kitchen tips as well. This is a great one to add to your cookbook collection. Vintage and antique cookbooks are so charming...through them, you can take a step back in time to the kitchens of your mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and beyond.

As of this posting you can get this book for as little as 1.99! Check it out! And let me know if you order one! I know you'll love it as I do mine!

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Hi, Kim~That's amazing that you found that at Goodwill! It sounds like a really neat cookbook. Just about everything from that era (the 40's and the 50's) just seems more special! This past Christmas, we gave our youngest daughter the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook for kids, created with the exact same style and picture as the original 1950's copy. A couple of weeks ago I saw an original one at a favorite antique store! I almost snapped it up for my own collection...maybe I still will!

Congratulations on a great find! I love vintage cookbooks. I have the original Betty Crocker Cooky Book from 1963 and the 1960 Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cook Book. You just can't beat the charm of those vintage books!

I have been visiting for a while and I am amazed at the transformation of your house. It is wonderful. I loved the rainy day poem. I tell my BFF when we walk how I would just love a rainy day. One where it is raining when you get out of bed and raining when you go to bed. That slow gentle kind of rain. We had a sprinkle today, and we are thankful that we have been getting a few sudden downpours, but we are still lacking. I will be back to visit.